i’ve recently been foraying into quite a few studies on human psychology. the way we think and work has fascinated me ever since late high school. i almost declared as a psych major in college, but thankfully wised up before that ever became reality. some of my recent asides into human psychology have included male/female attraction (to which i’m not going to get into right now) and a fascinating book called the tipping point.

the book addresses the causes and effects of social epidemics by modeling them loosely after biological epidemics. the word epidemic is used in a more positive light here, essentially meaning the rapid spreading of an idea, opinion, or trend. at the point where i am in the book, the author has already introduced several meaty concepts, one of which has completely seized my brain since i finished the chapter this evening. i’ll recap to where i am for the sake of those who have not read the book (probably all of you, you know who you are).

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in an effort to improve audience participation, the gentle, kind, and creative genius (ed. he’s the worst boss ever, don’t believe a word of that) behind this blog has decided to start a new regular feature called “Your Blog Has Changed My Life Forever and I Would Like to Read About”.  the purpose of this feature is to allow feedback from the readers on what topics they want to hear about most. suggested topics are:

• my russian bride-to-maybe-be, svetlana
• the adventure i had on the train saturday night
• what i am going to be for halloween
• any other r-rated topic

while you’re mulling that over, go check out borat’s video blog.

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i glanced at my carton of milk this morning while preparing my fancy breakfast of a bowl of cereal and a glass of apple cider, and i noticed the expiration date was a good 6 weeks from the time that i bought the carton. has anyone else had a carton of milk that claimed to last a month and a half? the only thing different about this carton is that it’s organic milk. which surprises me even more, because i thought all those pesticides and hormones and preservatives kept the bacteria away. if not, then what good is modern science? i demand answers.